Fountain Publishers

Fountain Publishers is a publishing company in Uganda and Rwanda.[1] Fountain is a publisher of educational material, literary material and maps.[2]

Fountain Publishers
StatusActive
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderJames Tumusiime
Country of originUganda
Headquarters locationKampala
Official websitefountainpublishers.net

History

Fountain Publishers was started in 1988 by James Tumusiime and his wife.[3] Its first offices were on top of the former City Bar. Fountain employed only four individuals, with just a typewriter and four desks. Their maiden publication was, "Who is Who in Uganda", a miniature directory of politicians, religious men and academicians. Uganda 30 years, 1992, their second imprint is telling too. It is a 30 year old nation birthday book.[4]

Notable authors

See also
  • List of companies based in Uganda

References
  1. "Talking books: James Tumusiime in conversation with Katherine Salahi". Bellagio Publishing Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. Emma Dawson, Varughese (2012). Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 9781137265234. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. "James Tumusiime, a pillar of indigenous publishing in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. "Fountain Publishers marks 20 years, looks to the future". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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